Authority: Supreme Court of India (Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sri Narasimha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe)

Order Date: 21 July 2026

Case Overview

  • Civil Appeal No(s). 8718‑8719/2026 filed by appellant Venugopal Dhoot against respondent VOVL Limited & others.
  • The matter was called for hearing on 21‑07‑2026.
  • Counsel for appellant: Mr. K. K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Sandeep S. Ladda, Adv.; Mrs. Prabhleen Apoorv Shukla, Adv.; AOR Ms. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General; Mr. Madhav Kanoria, Adv.; Ms. Surabhi Khattar, Adv.; Ms. Neha Shivhare, Adv.; Mr. Shivansh Vishwakarma, Adv.; Ms. Pallavi Agarwal, Adv.; Ms. Anoushka Chauhan, Adv.; Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha, Adv.; M/S. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (AOR); Mr. N. Venkataraman, ASG; Ms. Anindita Roy Chowdhary, Adv.; Ms. Vatsala Rai, Adv.; Mr. Abhijnan Jha, AOR; Mr. S. Niranjan Reddy, Sr. Adv.; Mr. Vaijayant Paliwal, Adv.; Ms. Moulshree Shukla, Adv.; Ms. Gayathri Balasubramanian, Adv.; Ms. Charu Bansal, Adv.; Mr. S. S. Shroff, AOR.
  • The application (IA No. 184201/2026) sought permission to file a lengthy list of dates.

Order Details

1. Issue notice, returnable on 10.08.2026.

2. Mr. S. S. Shroff, AOR, Mr. Abhijnan Jha, AOR and M/S. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AOR Firm, accept notice on behalf of the respective respondents.

3. Counter affidavit to be filed in the meantime.

Final Outcome

  • The Court directed that a notice be issued and must be returned by 10 August 2026.
  • Respondents’ counsel formally accepted the notice on behalf of VOVL Limited and associated parties.
  • The parties are required to file a counter‑affidavit before the notice return date.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Procedural Order